Tulare County
Biographies
GEORGE G. ANDERSON
George G. Anderson, county forester and park superintendent of Tulare county, California, is a native of the Hawkeye state, having been born on a farm near Clarinda, Iowa, February 27, 1871. His parents, Alfred and Mary (Wiberg) Anderson, were both born and reared in Sweden, where they were married. In 1870 they came to the United States, selecting Iowa for their home, and there the father engaged in farming. In 1884 the family removed to Nebraska and in 1902 went to Alberta, Canada, where the father died in 1921. His widow is still living.
George G. Anderson attended the public schools of Iowa and Nebraska. He assisted his father on the farm and followed agricultural pursuits until 1915, spending the last thirteen years of that period at Porterville, California, where he settled in 1902, and while there he was also interested in fruit culture. In 1915 he was appointed to his present position. Tulare county has four parks, the largest of which is Mooney park, at Visalia, where Mr. Anderson makes his headquarters. Since he came into the office of county forester and park superintendent he had made many improvements, constructing artificial lakes, introducing collections of wild animals and birds, especially in Mooney park, and in the care of the trees and flowers, etc. He acts under the county forestry board and has as part of his duties the supervision of the roadside trees along the county highways.
Politically Mr. Anderson is a republican and as such takes an interest in public affairs. He married Miss Elizabeth Sandilands, a native of Indiana, and four children have been born to them: Dorothy, now Mrs. Ray Powell, deputy county recorder; Mildred, at home with her parents; Warren and Edna, students in the Visalia high school.
History of Tulare County and Kings County, California – Kathleen Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. I, Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926, Page 450
Transcribed by Jeannie Miyama
JUDGE E. C. ARCHER
The biography of a man is of importance and interest to other men just to the degree that his life and work touches and influences the lives of his fellow individuals. The story is best told as it is written on the hearts of men and women, and the man himself does the writing. Judge E. C. Archer, has so lived among his fellowmen that to an unusual degree he commands the confidence and esteem of the entire community, and has for eleven years served ably and impartially as justice of the peace in Cutler. He was born on his father’s ranch near Visalia, on the 16th day of July, 1877. His parents were Andrew J. and Martha E. (Van Tassell) Archer, the former of whom is deceased, while his widow still resides in Dinuba. Andrew J. Archer, who was a native of Missouri, crossed the plains by ox teams at the age of six years. The family first located in Sonoma county, where they remained until 1870, when they came to Tulare county, locating near Visalia, where Andrew J. Archer engaged in farming and stock raising. Later he also homesteaded near Dinuba, but before that town was founded. Grandfather Van Tassell was a native of New York state, later lived for a time in Indiana, and in 1849 joined the host which crossed the great western plains to California. In this state his daughter, Martha E. Van Tassell, was born.
E. C. Archer acquired a good practical education, graduating from high school, and remained on his father’s farm until he had attained his majority. He then engaged in ranching near Orosi, also followed dairy farming, and is now in partnership with his brother, R. C. Archer, in the mercantile business in Cutler. He is progressive and enterprising in his business methods, which are in accordance with the highest principles of business honor, and the business has been successful to a very gratifying degree. Mr. Archer still owns a splendid vineyard of twenty-five acres.
Judge Archer has been a lifelong supporter of the democratic party and has given loyal service as a member of the county central committee. He has been three times elected justice of the peace and his record during the eleven years of his incumbency of that position has been such as to reflect in the highest possible degree his fidelity, ability and fairness as a judicial officer. His qualifications for the office of judge are unquestionable, for his possesses to a marked degree the acumen of the judicial temperament.
Judge Archer was married to Miss S. Elizabeth Minter, a native of Missouri, who came to California in 1911. They are the parents of a son: Ralph Minter. Judge Archer is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Fraternal Brotherhood, and he is a past president of the Cutler Chamber of Commerce.
History of Tulare County and Kings County, California – Kathleen Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. I, Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926, Page 334
Transcribed by Jeannie Miyama